Boosting the skills of Egyptian Conservators to Care for Ancient Writing Treasures
No people on earth should have a greater respect for books, or a greater understanding of the importance of preserving old manuscripts, than Egyptians. However, safeguarding the ancient papers, fabrics, papyri, parchment and inks, as well as the stone and clay tablets used for early writing, has become both a craft and a science, requiring increasingly dedicated and skilled personnel.
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June 23, 2012 - June 25, 2012AFF holds its annual meeting in Cairo under the theme “Towards a New Social Contract in the Arab ...
Ten years have elapsed since the launching of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development in 2001, at the beginning of a new millennium and amid great hopes for Egypt's economic and social development. The Foundation was born particularly to create jobs for young Egyptians aspiring for good careers and better living standards. Our aim was to invest in human welfare and sustained development, and provide vital safety nets and much-needed services in some of our most deprived communities.
Since then, our job creation schemes have covered many areas of concern and created thousands of sustainable jobs while our education and training schemes have created new opportunities for thousands more. Hundreds of scholarships in leading universities around the world have been offered...
